My Room

La Llacuna

---

September 20th 2008
Once again, not Barcelona, Vilafranca. I had my first day of real work today, and I´m actually pretty tired!! My tasks for the day were to vaccum and mop, mow the grass, add a billion emails into his database, and port a BILLION bottles of that delicious cava from my potential room to the new cellar. I got almost all of it done, and I think I´ve done enough for today. This area where ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona

---

Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more